Where does “meestergast” come from?
meestergast (Dutch) comes from Dutch gaſt, from Dutch vrij, from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.
meestergast (Dutch): a foreman, senior employee who leads a team
Definitions
- a foreman, senior employee who leads a team
Ancestry of “meestergast”, step by step
meestergast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gaſt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gaſt | guest |
| 2 | Dutch | vrij | free; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vri | free |
| 4 | Old Dutch | frī | free, unbound |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via Dutch meester
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meester | A master, boss, superior; A schoolteacher,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mêester | A master, teacher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mēster | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | maester | — |
| 5 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |